(3 cr.) Beginning with the emergence of the modern state
in the 16th century, students examine the social,
political, economic and cultural developments of
Western civilization and its interaction with the
rest of the world. Emphasis is on the growth of
science and technology in the 17th century, the
emergence of the Enlightenment in the 18th
century, the age of industrialization, nationalism
and imperialism, social upheaval in the 19th
century, the domination of the West over the
worlds and challenges to that domination during
the 20th century.
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